In 2013 ringing was undertaken at Oxwich Marsh for the first time since 2010. It was a good year, with over 800 new birds captured, and several re-traps of birds in excess of three years of age. Highlights included a young male kingfisher, Cetti’s and grasshopper warblers, good numbers of reed and sedge warblers, and the only semi-rarity of the year, a firecrest in mid-November. A breakdown of birds trapped at the site is below.
Birds caught at Oxwich Marsh in 2013
|
Species
|
Ringed
|
Re-trapped
|
Total
|
|
Kingfisher
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
Great Spotted Woodpecker
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
|
Swallow
|
23
|
0
|
23
|
|
Meadow Pipit
|
8
|
0
|
8
|
|
Wren
|
40
|
19
|
59
|
|
Dunnock
|
16
|
19
|
35
|
|
Robin
|
24
|
15
|
39
|
|
Blackbird
|
14
|
6
|
20
|
|
Song Thrush
|
5
|
0
|
5
|
|
Cetti’s Warbler
|
10
|
8
|
18
|
|
Grasshopper Warbler
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
|
Sedge Warbler
|
61
|
4
|
65
|
|
Reed Warbler
|
112
|
12
|
124
|
|
Whitethroat
|
17
|
5
|
22
|
|
Blackcap
|
51
|
1
|
52
|
|
Chiffchaff
|
43
|
0
|
43
|
|
Willow Warbler
|
22
|
4
|
26
|
|
Goldcrest
|
20
|
0
|
20
|
|
Firecrest
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
Long-tailed Tit
|
16
|
7
|
23
|
|
Blue Tit
|
218
|
99
|
317
|
|
Great Tit
|
32
|
36
|
68
|
|
Treecreeper
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
|
Magpie
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
Chaffinch
|
30
|
1
|
31
|
|
Greenfinch
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
|
Goldfinch
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
|
Bullfinch
|
17
|
4
|
21
|
|
Reed Bunting
|
36
|
6
|
42
|
|
Total:
|
831
|
246
|
1077
|
A copy of the 2013 ringing report for the site can be found using this link http://ow.ly/sqwbP.
Owain Gabb
03/01/14.
